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79Ubuntu, CPU Scaling, Battery life and You
CPU Scaling is a feature built into most modern (mobile) CPUs that allows them to scale up or down in how fast they run and how much energy they suck down based on demand. If you have a fairly modern mobile...
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68ArsGeek's guide to Ubuntu and UUIDs
Have a burning urge to discover the UUID’s of your disk partitions? Run Ubuntu or some other Debian based distro like maybe Debian? Well have I got the article for you friend! Here it is, two easy steps to...
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68How to turn on Compiz Fusion and get great custom effects in Ubuntu’s Gutsy Gibbon
So you want to get extra cool effects using Compiz Fusion as it’s built into your new Ubuntu 7.10 install but you’re unsure how to get more than a few wobbly windows or how to even turn on wobbly windows?...
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67How to enable CD ripping and mp3 encoding with Sound Juicer in Ubuntu 7.10
I’ve been using Sound Juicer in previous Ubuntu releases to rip my CD’s and encode them as CD quality mp3’s for a while now so I can retain my one legal backup copy of them. When I did a fresh install of...
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66How to turn off the annoying system beep in linux (Debian/Ubuntu)
If you’re like me, you start getting real annoyed, real fast at the system beep that insists on beeping far to often. This system beep emits not from your laptop speakers, but from that deep, dank recesses...
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63Adding Avant Window Navigator to your Ubuntu install
Avant Window Navigator, or AWN is a neat little dock that sits at the base of your monitor and looks exceedingly nice. It’s a great addition to your compiz-fusion install (in fact, you need compiz or...
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61Ubuntu flash sound problem fix for 7.10
When I first updated to Gutsy, everything was working like a charm. Then one day flash videos no longer played with sound. I cast about for a bit trying to figure out what exactly happened. Finally I...
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61Real aliens will not be under budget constraints
I’m an avid reader of Science Fiction and Fantasy. I also enjoy the occasional scientific text for those of us who aren’t physicists or biologists. I’m also (to the surprise of many) not a big Star Trek...
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59How to install Nvidia drivers in Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy)
You’ve got yourself a nice Ubuntu 7.10 install on a computer that has a similarly nice Nvidia based graphics card and you’re wondering - how do I use it? Wonder no more, here’s a fairly simple, fairly...
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58How to enable extra repositories in Ubuntu 7.10 and get cool stuff
Have you ever glanced over at someone else using Ubuntu 7.10 and said to yourself “woah, they’ve got all the COOL stuff!” No? Er… neither have I. But, if you would like to get some cool stuff, here’s...
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